It is absolutely the point. This is capitalism in its most fundamental form. Companies have no obligation to cater to your specific needs or sell goods at certain prices because it would be "outrageous" to sell them at a higher price. They can sell at whatever price they want, and it's 100% up to you as to whether or not you choose to buy. As long as there are enough "rich idiots" out there, companies like APC will continue to do business in this way, and have every right to do so.

I highly recommend reading "With the Old Breed" by E.B. Sledge, it gives a pretty gruesome first-hand account of the brutality of the war in the Pacific and fighting the Japanese. It was one of the books they based "The Pacific" off of.

This might sound a little harsh but honestly I think you just need to take some responsibility for yourself. From what you've said it sounds like you can't really commit to making changes and when you did try to quit you became a "raging alcoholic". Replacing one vice with another is never good.

If you're having these thoughts about quitting and feel like you're addicted, just quit. It will probably suck a lot for a few weeks but your options are go through the withdrawal process or continue your life the way you've been living it. Don't drink excessively this time, just deal with it. It's hard but it's not THAT hard.

What if life without trees sucks?

You have to make it not suck. Just put in the effort man and I promise you it will be worth it.

If you haven't already, make a physical list of reasons why you want to quit. When you get the urge, look at the list, and decide if getting high is more important than all of those things. You will most likely find that it isn't.

I feel ya, man. I tried to smoke "every once in a while" in the past, but found out that if I have weed around me when I'm home alone at night, I'm gonna smoke it. Maybe in the future, but as for right now it's time for me to stop and it sounds like it's time for you too.

I've learned a few things about patience and persistence in the past year or so as a result of taking up weightlifting and getting my diet in order, and I feel the same principles apply to quitting weed. There are no shortcuts. You have to put in the effort every single day, go through the discomfort (as you said) and understand that true, meaningful change takes a long time.